940.24 Collection and Remittance of Fees for Student,
Non-profit and Non-partisan Organization; The University of Montana-Missoula

Effective
July 1, 1989; Issued September 28, 1994

Board policy:

1.†† The Associated Students of The University of
Montana-Missoula may establish procedures permitting the collection of
voluntary fees on behalf of registered campus organizations and to remit the
proceeds to those organizations under the following terms and conditions.

Procedures:

1.The
registered campus organization must be controlled by Montana University System
students and serve the interests of students.

2.The
fee is collected incidental to the regular registration process and will not be
assessed unless the student elects to pay the voluntary fee to the organization
by means of a positive designation. Cancellation and refund requests must be
processed within thirty days.

3.The
fee collection on behalf of a registered campus organization be initiated only
after it has been clearly demonstrated that support for the collection of the
fee exists among the student body as specified by The Associated Students of
the University of Montana.

4.An
assessment of collection and disbursement of actual costs will be deducted
prior to remittance to the organization of the balance of fees collected. The
costs of collecting the fee must be borne by the registered campus
organization. Ability to pay the costs must be demonstrated prior to collection
and remittance of the fee.

5.Procedures
adopted by ASUM pursuant to the authority of this policy may specify additional
terms and conditions for the collection of the fee including procedures for
collecting, verifying, and submitting each studentís positive designation,
methods for canceling a studentís positive designation and issuing refunds,
conditions and procedures for amending, renewing, or discontinuing the
agreement, and indemnification provisions.

6.Establishment
or collection of such a fee does not constitute sponsorship or endorsement by
The Associated Students of the University of Montana, The University of
Montana-Missoula, or the Montana University System.

7.Any
procedures adopted by The Associated Students of The University of Montana must
respect the principle of viewpoint neutrality.

Definitions:

Voluntary Fee: For purposes of this policy a voluntary fee is one that is
assessed only when a student makes a positive designation that the student
wishes to pay the fee.

Registered campus organization: For purposes of this policy a
registered campus organization is either:

a)a
student group recognized by The Associated Students of the University of
Montana, or

b)a
non-profit corporation directed solely by students of the Montana University
System registered with The Associated Students of the University of Montana.